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Yorktown Battlefield
Be A Junior Ranger
Yorktown Battlefield has a Junior Ranger Program. The program was developed to allow families to learn together and are designed for ages 6-12. Each Junior Ranger Program takes about two hours to complete. Booklets can be purchased for $.96 from the gift shop. Experience the end of colonial America with the final major battle of the American Revolution to become a Yorktown Junior Ranger. Successful completion of the program earns a Certificate of Merit and a patch symbolizing the historic nature of the site.

 

 
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Yorktown Junior Ranger Badge
Yorktown Junior Ranger Badge

Yorktown Battlefield has a Junior Ranger Program. The program was developed to allow families to learn together and are designed for ages 6-12. Each Junior Ranger Program takes about two hours to complete. Booklets can be purchased for $.96 from the gift shop. Experience the end of colonial America with the final major battle of the American Revolution to become a Yorktown Junior Ranger. Successful completion of the program earns a Certificate of Merit and a patch symbolizing the historic nature of the site.
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Did You Know?
Artillery played a decisive role in defeating the British at Yorktown. According to Brigadier General Henry Knox, the American artillery commander, the Americans and French fired 15,437 artillery rounds at the British during the eight day bombardment. This is an average of 1.2 shots a minute!

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Last Updated: September 21, 2008 at 10:04 EST